Virginia Men's Basketball Beats Villanova 93–71 to Close the Preseason with Two Straight Wins
On the night of October 22, the University of Virginia men's basketball team defeated Villanova University 93–71 on the road at Finneran Pavilion, closing its preseason exhibitions with two straight wins.
Thijs De Ridder, the ACC's preseason player of the year, led the team with 17 points. Elijah Gertrude added 16 off the bench, hitting 5 of 6 three-pointers and recording a game-high 5 steals. Five Cavaliers scored in double figures: Chance Mallory had 15 points, Sam Lewis 13 and Nolan Adekunle 11, with Mallory also grabbing a team-high 5 rebounds and dishing 3 assists. Virginia hit 17 three-pointers, won the rebounding battle 37–32, led 51–39 at halftime and outscored Villanova 42–32 in the second half.
It was the Cavaliers' second straight lopsided exhibition win, after beating the University of Richmond 96–53 on October 9. No. 9-ranked Virginia opens the regular season on Tuesday, November 3, against Drexel University at John Paul Jones Arena, tipping off at 7:30 p.m. on ACC Network.
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Photo: 图：雪中的弗吉尼亚大学圆顶大楼。摄影：Cobaltum，CC BY-SA 4.0（Wikimedia Commons）。Photo: The University of Virginia Rotunda in winter. Photo by Cobaltum, CC BY-SA 4.0 (Wikimedia Commons).
